Illinois

In a recent article, Cann co-founder Jake Bullock spoke with New Cannabis Ventures (NCV) about how Cann’s products are formulated and how he sees the beverages category growing. For starters, Cann has expanded significantly over the past year and a half; it now has 35 full-time employees...

A lawsuit has been filed against electric vehicle startups Rivian Automotive and Lucid Motors in Illinois for selling vehicles directly to consumers in the state. What Happened: The lawsuit was filed by the Illinois Automobile Dealers Association, the Chicago Automobile Trade Association, and other...

Score Media and Gaming Inc’s (NASDAQ: SCR) mobile sportsbook app, theScore Bet, will be available in Illinois later this year, the company announced Monday. What Happened: Under a ten-year agreement with Caesars Entertainment Inc’s (NASDAQ: CZR) Harrah’s Joliet Hotel...

A federal judge has approved a $650 million settlement of a class-action privacy lawsuit against Facebook that claimed the company used its facial recognition feature without user consent. What Happened: In 2015, Chicago attorney Jay Edelson filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Inc (...

Green Thumb Industries Inc. (CSE:GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF) reported a boost in revenue for the third quarter of 2020. Revenue jumped 31.3% quarter-over-quarter and 131.1% year-over-year to $157.1 million, according to the Chicago-based cannabis company's earnings report Wednesday....

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is being sued in a California court for allegedly capturing biometric data of the users of its Instagram platform, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. What Happened The photo-centric platform stands accused of collecting, storing, and profiting from biometric...

Several leading technology companies in the United States are facing lawsuits filed by two Illinois residents Tuesday on allegations of violating a state law governing biometric privacy. What Happened Amazon Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Google and...

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker authorized an emergency rule that calls for a fine or jail time for business owners who defy the state’s pandemic induced stay-at-home orders. What Happened On Friday, Pritzker’s office instated a rule that would classify defying the state’s...

Q: Adult-use sales began in Illinois this month, with long lines and product shortages. Is that normal? When will the shortages and long lines end? By New Frontier Data A: Those are common conditions in newly deployed adult-use regulatory programs, when there are often challenges to support the...

Illinois formally recognized smart contracts and blockchain-based records as legal instruments in a law titled the Blockchain Technology Act. Now, the state identifies blockchain as “an electronic record created by the use of a decentralized method by multiple parties to verify and store...

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) is pressing the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to take a greater role in ensuring that Amtrak and the freight railroads improve their rates for on-time performance. In Oct. 22 letters addressed to FRA Administrator Ron Batory and Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson,...

The Midwest is another focal point in the battle for legalized medical marijuana. Michigan is the only state in the region that allows the use of medical marijuana, but Illinois is in the midst of implementing its new law that will allow limited use for qualifying patients. Leading marijuana...